Klobuchar Hopes For 'Grace Period' Before Campaign
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she hopes for a "grace period" before the 2012 campaign begins, with no declared opponents and $1.6 million in the bank.
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Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she hopes for a "grace period" before the 2012 campaign begins, with no declared opponents and $1.6 million in the bank.
Possible Republican presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty isn't shying away from President Barack Obama's adopted home state.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton called Friday for more state spending on schools, changes in high-stakes testing, expanded all-day kindergarten and an added emphasis on literacy as part of a long-on-goals, light-on-details education plan.
Minnesota senators voted Thursday to slice $930 million from the state budget, a more modest cut than the House approved last week as the state tries to dig out from a massive deficit.
Legislation to create new pathways into the teaching profession has passed the Minnesota Senate.
Democratic Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota says he won't accept or submit earmark requests for spending bills this year.
Some Minnesota lawmakers are looking to ban what's known as "synthetic pot."
A House panel has listened to impassioned voices on both sides of a proposal to require photo identification for voters.
Tea party activist and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann plans a swing through South Carolina in two weeks, one of a string of potential 2012 presidential contenders visiting the state.
The Minnesota Senate has approved legislation giving energy regulators authority to issue permits for new nuclear power plants.
U.S. Senators say the Canadian Border needs more security along the 4,000-mile stretch.
Some legislators say it's time to start over in reforming a program that holds down property taxes in rural Minnesota.
Tea party Republican U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota is speaking in Honolulu during a luncheon.
Republicans captured the Minnesota Senate last election despite being considerably outspent by then-majority Democrats.
New Minnesota congressman Chip Cravaack says he's planning a closed-door roundtable meeting soon with top state and federal regulators to try to push forward on the state's first copper mine.
